Rest your eyes.
Every 20 minutes.
20 20 20 is a tiny, private menu bar app that reminds you to look 20 feet away for 20 seconds — only when you’ve actually been using your Mac.
Free · 1.2 MB · No account · Nothing collected
Your next eye break
After 20 minutes of active screen use, we’ll invite you to look into the distance.
Time for an eye break
Look at something about 20 feet away and let your eyes relax.
Rest your eyes
Look at something about 20 feet away and let your eyes relax.
Built on the 20-20-20 rule
After 20 minutes of active screen use, a reminder opens from the menu bar.
Start the timer and let your eyes relax. It closes itself when time is up.
Look at something far away — a window, the end of the room — to let your focus muscles rest.
Small app. Thoughtful details.
Lives in the menu bar
No window, no Dock icon. One small eye in your menu bar, with an optional countdown to your next break beside it.
Counts real screen time
Only active use counts. Step away for five minutes or let the display sleep and the timer resets itself.
Your interval, your call
10 to 60 minutes in 10-minute steps. The default is the classic 20.
A proper 20-second break
Start the timer, look 20 feet away, and the reminder closes itself with a gentle chime when you’re done.
Pause when it matters
In a call or a deep-focus block? Pause reminders, then carry on where you left off.
Private by design
Everything runs on-device. No account, no analytics, no data collected — ever.
Light or dark, it just fits in.
Your next eye break
After 20 minutes of active screen use, we’ll invite you to look into the distance.
Settings
Choose your reminder interval, sound, menu bar display and sign-in behavior.
Reminders are paused
Resume to carry on from here, or reset for a fresh 20-minute countdown.
Nothing to opt out of.
20 20 20 never connects to the internet. To know whether you are at your Mac it asks macOS how long ago you last touched the keyboard or mouse — a single number, read on-device and never stored.
Read the privacy policyQuestions
What is the 20-20-20 rule?
Every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet (6 metres) away for 20 seconds. Optometrists recommend it to reduce digital eye strain.
Does it track what I do?
No. The app only reads the time since your last keyboard or mouse input, on-device, to know whether you are actively using the Mac. Nothing leaves your computer.
What happens if I ignore a reminder?
After one minute it quietly closes and the countdown starts again. You will not be nagged.
Which Macs does it support?
Any Mac running macOS 13 Ventura or later, Apple silicon or Intel.
Can it open automatically when I log in?
Yes. Turn on “Open at start-up” in Settings. macOS may ask you to approve it under System Settings › General › Login Items.
Give your eyes a break.
Download on the Mac App StoreRequires macOS 13 Ventura or later.